The demonstration on Boston Common was one of hundreds around New England, in the latest and what might be the largest string of protests against President Trump.

Speaking at a "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., Bill Nye, the former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy," urged lawmakers to “stop the abuses of this petulant president [Trump] and his circle of sycophants,” declaring, “No thrones, no crowns, no kings."

A huge crowd of area residents descended on Boston Common on Saturday for a No Kings rally to protest the direction of<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

No Kings’ protests will be in Massachusetts on Oct. 18, with marches and rallies scheduled from Boston to Pittsfield as part of a nationwide movement.

Many protestors rallied while dressed in costumes and carrying signs that critiqued President Trump’s policies, namely on immigration and crime. Others held signs that denounced fascism.

No Kings” rallies unfolded across the United States on Saturday and reporters and photographers from the parent company of The Oregonian/OregonLive documented dozens of them, from Portland to Boston.

The “No Kings” movement — touted by national organizers as a “peaceful national day of action and mass mobilization in response to the increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption of the Trump administration” — has brought thousands to the Boston Common Saturday.

New England as part of a nationwide No Kings protest meant as a pushback to President Donald Trump’s actions. Boston is set to be one of the anchor events. During the first iteration of the No King’s protest in June,